Dear Colleague,

For economic growth and environment protection to be sustainable, the energy generated from renewable sources has to be converted and stored in highly efficient and ecofriendly ways. Electrochemical energy storage is a rapidly advancing field, building on a continuous stream of innovative ideas. As renewable energy sources become increasingly prevalent, the need for high energy density, high-power storage devices with long cycle lives has become greater than ever. The development of suitable materials for these devices begins with a complete understanding of the complex processes that govern energy storage and conversion, spanning many orders of magnitude in length and time scales.

The focus of this Special Issue is to present a collection that examines all aspects of batteries and electrochemical storage devices across multiple scales—from modeling and nanoscale characterization to full-scale battery construction and testing regimes. This Special Issue, therefore, seeks to contribute to the promotion of scientific and multidisciplinary knowledge regarding “Batteries and Energy Storage Devices” to improve their performance and deployment by bringing some focus to the shifting energy landscape in order to meet technical, socioeconomic, and environmental goals as well as for energy security. We therefore invite papers on innovative technical developments, reviews, case studies, analytical, as well as assessment papers from different disciplines which are relevant to sustainable and renewable energy systems. An interdisciplinary selection of speakers will cover this broad range of topics to develop an overview of the current research and challenges in the battery field.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Nanoenergy Advances.

Dr. Claudia D'Urso
Guest Editor

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• environmental challenges